About
The Borough of Phoenixville was incorporated in 1849. Phoenixville is a growing community of over 16,000 people, situated twenty-five miles northwest of Philadelphia, in the northeast corner of Chester County. Phoenixville sits at the juncture of the French Creek and the Schuylkill River and is only four miles north of Valley Forge National Park. Phoenixville grew, developed and prospered because of its geography and the production of iron and steel products. More
Molly Maguire's Summer Street Music Series
Phoenixville has something to do on Friday nights in addition to its 'First Friday' festivities. Every Friday this summer, live bands and entertainers will be featured in the Molly Maguire's Summer Street Music Series. All concerts are free and open to the public.
The outdoor concert will showcase over a dozen musical performances by blues, jazz and rock artist as well as tribute bands for The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Santana, and even Elvis.
Local bands start at 6 p.m. Acts start at 7:30 p.m., at the corner of Bridge and Main streets in the heart of downtown Phoenixville. The concert series will be taking place on the 200 block of Bridge Street in the Columbia Hotel parking lot directly across the street from this year's main sponsor Molly Maguire's.
For information, please visit PhoenixvilleSummers.com or contact Barry Cassidy at 484-880-1530, or by email at mainstreetcdc@comcast.net.
Citizens for the Train
"Citizens for the Train" was established through the efforts of the Main Street Community Development Corporation. The corporation reviewed the current public transportation linking Phoenixville with the other parts of Chester County. It was determined that there was a need to increase the level of transportation service to enable the citizens to more connect with Chester County.
The initial idea was to connect underutilized networks of transportation, reviewing railroad right of ways and lines currently active for freight. Through a series of meetings with government, planning and practitioners it was determined there was little interest by any existing group to take the lead in this kind of rail project. It appeared that there was great popular interest for rail service connecting to the R-5.